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Bronze Member Username: GarciagPost Number: 64 Registered: Jul-06 | i dont know whats goin on with my subs i keep getting a burning smell which i thought it would be the amp clipping so i got the gain at 1/4 and the bass boost at 1/2 up but i also noticed that it only happens with cds bc it sounds like my radio actually hits louder but i havent got that smell from that just cds. ive got a kicker kx 1200.1 hooked parallel at 1 ohm to 2 10s cvxs any help |
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Silver Member Username: Dmm2005DD Audio ORION, Warren Count... USA Post Number: 436 Registered: Aug-06 | did you set the gain using a dmm or just by ear? the gain is just to adjust the amp level according to the HU's preout voltage |
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Bronze Member Username: GarciagPost Number: 65 Registered: Jul-06 | just by ear should i do something else i dont know much about it |
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Silver Member Username: Dmm2005DD Audio ORION, Warren Count... USA Post Number: 438 Registered: Aug-06 | http://www.subwoofertools.com/forum/setgain.asp this is how the gain should be set...just put in the rms and the ohm load and it will tell you the voltage you should be getting. |
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Bronze Member Username: GarciagPost Number: 67 Registered: Jul-06 | ok it came out to 32.4 what exactly does that mean sorry im not the best with directions |
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Silver Member Username: Dmm2005DD Audio ORION, Warren Count... USA Post Number: 443 Registered: Aug-06 | you put your dmm in the positive and negative speaker outputs and with your radio up until you cant hear any more distortion adjust the gain to where you read 32.4 volts. |